Building Responsive Layouts in Liferay with Twitter Bootstrap - Xtivia Blogs Twitter Bootstrap is a popular, easy-to-use front-end framework that not only allows for rapid prototyping, but also comes with a robust set of features that let you easily implement a responsive design. If you're building a site from scratch, all you have to do is include the Bootstrap CSS and JavaScript, and you're off to the races! When you're working with Liferay, though, it's a bit more complicated than that. Of course, it is possible to create a new theme, drop the big bundle of Bootstrap files in there, and start running with it; but there are a lot of Bootstrap UI features that conflict messily with default Liferay styles, especially the Dockbar and Control Panel. For the sake of simplicity, we're going to build a two-column layout with a main content column and a sidebar; but the possibilities are endless. The Layout Template Creating bootstrap-2-column-sample-layouttpl gives us a blank slate. We'll start by duplicating the usual layout template scaffolding: The Theme Notes
USB-Keyboard with Arduino and V-USB library, an example | petRockBlog This is another short example of a demo application that makes use of the V-USB library together with an Arduino. I show, how an USB keyboard functionality can be implemented. The motivation: The V-USB library provides a quite simple possibility to realize USB devices with arbitrary USB descriptors. This is useful, for example, if the device that you want to connect to can only handle certain types of USB devices. The V-USB library allows you to implement exactly the device descriptor that can be understood by the other device. This exemplary project is a summary from various sources. This example makes use of the Arduino 1.0 IDE and the fifth alpha release of the V-USB library. 1 Arduino board. For the button: 1x switch/push button etc.1x 10K resistor For the assembling, we need a breadboard and some jumper wires. To ease the connection to the USB socket, I prepared the following image, which indicates the pin out of a USB-B female socket: Like this: Like Loading...
19 Unique jQuery Tutorials for Web Developers | Tutorials jQuery is the premier library for coding JavaScript page effects. Most popular content management packages run jQuery for both admin and frontend design effects. As a web developer jQuery can be a fun library to spend some time learning and offers tremendous design potential. It seems there are so many references and guides out there it’s easy to get lost. Below we’ve compiled 19 unique jQuery tutorials to help develop your skills as a frontend developer. Form validation from scratch Develop a simple and powerful jQuery script for common HTML form validation. Incredible jQuery Login Form Learn how to code a structural jQuery login form with sliding animation. Creating a Digg Style Signup Form Digg has been an innovator for web apps for years. Color jQuery & CSS3 Sliders Here you are taught about using jQuery and the new transformation features brought by CSS3 to create a dynamic slider effect. Working with Events – Part 1 Part 1 of a detailed series teaching about events in jQuery. 629 shares
11 Reasons to Use Twitter Bootstrap The popularity of Twitter has helped it cross over from the realm of user-managed social networking to a place where developers sink their teeth into heavy duty code and make the world spin as a result. The Bootstrap framework is the latest innovation to hit the design and development arena, making the creation of websites and apps easier, faster and better in general. If you’re not using Twitter Bootstrap yet, it’s time you took a look. Bootstrap is like a candy store for developers full of a multitude of tools. So why should you use Bootstrap? 1. With Bootstrap, the first thing you do is cash in on a lot of time. 2. A great aspect of Bootstrap is that you can make it your own. 3. The Grid Speaks Creating page layouts requires a decent grid. LESS is more LESS has in reality gone ballistic within development circles. JavaScript Bootstrap comes equipped with JavaScript libraries that go above and beyond basic structural and styling. 4. 5. 6. 7. Bootstrap is responsive. 8. 9. 10. 11.
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15 Great Twitter Bootstrap Resources Twitter Bootstrap is a great front-end framework that lets you quickly prototype new web projects. Here is a list of great resources that gives even more power to the Bootstrap framework. Fuel UX extends Twitter Bootstrap with additional lightweight JavaScript controls. Other benefits include easy installation into web projects, integrated scripts for customizing Bootstrap and Fuel UX, simple updates, and solid optimization for deployment. This library allows you to create editable elements on your page. Extends Bootstrap’s native modals to provide additional functionality. Bootswatch is a collection of free themes for Twitter Bootstrap. Prototype Bootstrap-based apps using your favorite presentation tool. This date range picker component for Twitter Bootstrap creates a dropdown menu from which a user can select a range of dates. The iconic font designed for use with Twitter Bootstrap. The easiest way how to set up your buttons based on Twitter Bootstrap in a seconds.
120 Tips, Tricks, and Tuts from 2009 Worth your Time Now that we're down to the end of 2009, what were some of the best web development and design tutorials and articles from the year? We'll take a look at 120 of them! Jump to a Month January How to Build a Login System for a Simple Website In today's video tutorial, we'll be building a login system with PHP and MYSQL. Run Your Own TinyURL Service With Phurl Jan 13th, 2009 in Other by Thord Hedengren URL shortening services are a must if microblogging services like Twitter are to work. Slice and Dice that PSD In today's video tutorial, we'll be slicing up a PSD, dicing it for the web, and serving it on a warm hot plate. The Definitive Guide to Creating a Practical jQuery Plugin In this article weíre going to be building our very own jQuery plugin step-by-step from scratch; jQuery makes this task exceptionally easy for us, giving us a simple method of packaging up our scripts and exposing their functionality, and encouraging the use of scalable and reusable object-oriented techniques. February
Help with Twitter Bootstrap - Using LESS and Twitter Bootstrap Illustrator tutorials: 80 amazing ideas to try today! | Illustrator Since its release, Adobe's Illustrator has grown to become the designer's right-hand man when it comes to creating premier vector graphics and elements. There's so much you can do with it that it can be difficult to know where to start. Happily, we're here to round up the best Adobe Illustrator tutorials, covering everything from illustration to logo design, adding depth to your typography and much more, to help you get the most from this amazing app. Jump directly to a section using this handy category guide, or just get started browsing the whole list! With so many to choose from, you're sure to find a project to inspire you, whether you're using an older version of Illustrator or are signed up to the Creative Cloud. Here goes! Adobe Illustrator for beginners: 11 top tips If you're just starting out with Illustrator, here's a fantastic guide to some of its tools. Setting up a new document Essentials of the Pen and Pencil tools Creating objects with the Shape tools Empty list
100 Essential Web Development Tools Mar 16 2010 By Neil Skirrow As web technologies constantly advance, the skills a developer is expected to have are constantly increasing. When developing your applications, you simply can’t create every element yourself. In an effort to save you a few hours crawling the web in search of the perfect third-party solution, we have compiled this list of essential development resources. 1. You can find a whole array of pre-made classes and functions to help save development time. CAPTCHA (Completely Automated Public Turing to tell Computers and Humans Apart) is the term used to describe the use of images which humans can identify, in order to ensure an automated bot/computer program isn’t accessing your application. The following CAPTCHA systems can be easily integrated with your applications: reCAPTCHAOne of the most popular CAPTCHA systems that helps to digitize books, newspapers and old time radio shows by using CAPTCHA inputs to help translate. Date Manipulation Image Manipulation 2. Sliders